Cloud Solutions in Healthcare Should Not Be Shunned, and Here’s Why

The healthcare industry is known for its significant dependence on legacy on-premise infrastructure (aka ‘‘technical debt’’), decentralized IT organizations (‘‘shadow IT’’), and for having to contend with expensive and often contradictory compliance regulations (HIPAA, HITECH, state health record breach notification laws, etc.).

These and other challenges have caused many healthcare organizations to delay innovations that could help them adapt more easily to today’s demands by patients and regulators. This article explores some of the reasons this trend persists.